Brighton and Ireland face anxious wait for Ferguson injury update

Since his goal against Arsenal on New Year’s Eve, the Bettystown native was on-target against both Everton and Leicester City during De Zerbi’s Seagulls revolution.

CONCERN: Brighton and Hove Albion's Evan Ferguson. Pic: John Walton/PA Wire.

Evan Ferguson’s explosive start to life as a Premier League footballer seems certain to be halted after he was victim of a horrible challenge by Fabinho.

Knocking holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage was a fillip for Brighton and Hove Albion but thoughts immediately turned to the wellbeing of their 18-year-old Irish striker.